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The Wildrose has introduced Bill 202, legislation that would essentially make it easier for women — and men — to sue for damages if their intimate images are shared online without their permission. The Broadcast sat down with the party’s two female MLAs — Leela Aheer and Angela Pitt — to discuss this bill on “revenge porn” also known as the Protecting Victims of Non-Consensual Distribution of Intimate Images Act.

Along the way, we talked about whether revenge porn is a women’s issue, whether the Wildrose can lead on social issues (which some of their caucus colleagues have called ‘stale’) and whether Alberta needs a Ministry for the Status of Women (Aheer is the shadow minister for that portfolio).

Also, in this episode, we discuss proposed legislation in New Brunswick that would give political parties more money for fielding female candidates. The goal seems like a good one, but we question whether the financial mechanism proposed to make this happen is the right one.